First record of the pacific fanfishpteraclis aesticola (jordan and snyder, 1901) in the tropical eastern pacific |
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Authors: | José De La Cruz Agüero Víctor Manuel Cota Gómez |
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Institution: | (1) Centro Interdisciplinario de Ciencias Marinas, Colección Ictiológica Apartado Postal, 592, La Paz, 23000 Baja California Sur, México |
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Abstract: | One specimen ofPteraclis aesticola was collected off San José del Cabo, Baja California Sur, México (22°54′N, 109°45′W), in March 2007. Present record is the
first reported occurrence of the species in the Tropical Eastern Pacific biogeographic region (Gulf of California to southern
Ecuadorian waters). Its large fan-like anal and dorsal fins and its counts of fin rays and vertebrae can distinguish the Pacific
fanfish from the other species in the genus. This fish may have not yet been recorded in the region because its presence has
been overlooked in the past because of rarity and lack of commercial value. |
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Keywords: | Bramidae Pacific fanfish Pteraclis aesticola Tropical Eastern Pacific |
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